just like any really HD product, you need other things to go with it, the tv itself is a great tv, the picture is better then what some non sony tv's have, even in 2D, BUT, as with all 1080p and 3D tv's, if you want true 1080p and you want your 3D movies and games to look right , you need better HDMI cables then low dollar cables, most low buck cables are 1.3k , you need 4k or 3D ready HDMI cables.